Bank



July s, 1924.

P. A. HOLMES BANK Filed Feb. lO i922 INVENTOR Paa// /fo/ffea ATTORNEYPatented July 8, 1924.

PAUL A. HOLMES, Oli` KANSAS CITY, IISSOURI.

i BANK.

Application filed February 10, 1928. lerial No. 535,681.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL A. HoLMEs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Banks; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification. i

This invention relates to banks and particularly to a bank in whichcertain mechanism will operate uponv the insertion of a coin through thecoin opening in the bank casing or housing.`

The primary object of the invention is* to provide a lbank in which theact of introducing a coin into the bank will cause certain mechanism tooplerate in a predetermined manner and w ereby the amount de osited inthe bank can be registered on in icating wheels if the coins areintroduced in a certain way.

Means are also provided whereby certain units of savings can beregistered in the bank and the accumulation of multiples of the units orfractions thereof will be indicated on certain indicatin wheels, visiblethrouvh windows in the casing. For example, the bank is particularlyapplicable for use as a preliminary de sitory for moneys to be placed insavings nks, the invention being a home bank which will receive theinitial deposits. The object is to accumulate a given amount, in thepresent instance $5.55, this being the unitary amount. If a secondunitary amount say $11.10, is deposited in the bank in the manner forwhich the bank is designed, the indicating wheels will register thissecond accumulation and any fraction can also be registered.

The invention resides particularly in the novel construction of thebank, which will be clearly understood by reference to the followingdescription in' connection with the accompanying drawings, in which-Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a bank constructed in accordance with myinvention, part of one side wall ybeing broken `2, adapted to be closedFig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of part of the case, showingthe pawl sup' poting spring and the fu rum therefor, an

5 is a detail perspective view of one of e pawl supporting springs andthe pawl attached thereto.

The housing 1 of the bank consists of an enclosing casing having abottom opening I y the bottom of the registering mechanism case and by alock plate to be described hereinafter. The housing has an inclined face3, in which are coin slots 4, 5, 6 and 7 and in t-he side walls of thehousing are openings 8 through which paper money may be introduced.

Below the coin slots are'wiiidows or sight openings 9, 10 and 11,opposite which the A erimeters of certain registering wheels may ribs12, extendin ing and prefera ly pressed out from the si e walls. Theseconstitute guide and supporting ribs for the side walls 18 and 14 of aregistering mechanism case. The re istering mechanimn case consists,besides t e sidewalls 13 and 14, of a ibottom 15 and a rear wall 16. Theside walls 13 an'd 14 have grooved `portions 13 and 14', constitutingguides for 'the ribs 12, which may enter them into engagement in theslots 17 and 18 in the side walls 13 and 14 so that the case will beheld against vertical movement with respect to the housin 1.

`Mounted in the side walls of the registering mechanism case is a rigidshaft 19, on which are rotatable registering Wheels 20, 21 and 22,spaced apart by spacing sleeves 23 on the shat19 and between therespective wheels. Each wheel carries a ratchet 24, the ratchets beingadapted to be engaged against backward movement b the spring pawls 25,26 and 27 on the paw carrying bar 28 fastened to the side Walls 13 and14 of the mechanism case.

ide transversely of the ous- Mounted in the upper portions of the sidewalls 13 and 14 1s a wheel-actuating mechanism supporting bar 29, towhich are secured the upward and rearwardly extending spring strips 30,31 and 32, each bearing against a cut-out portion 33 in the rear wall 16so that the cut-out portion 33 for each member 30, 31 and 32 constitutesa fulcrum. The free upper end of each strip 30, 31 and 32 carries ahanging movementimparting pawl 34, which is bodily movable in an arewhen the upper end of its strip 30, 3l or 32 as the case may be, issprung rearwardly. When it moves downward, it will engage one of theteeth of oneJ of the ratchets 24 to impart a rotating movement theretoand the ratchet, in turn, will impart a rotating movement to itsparticular wheel or disk.

The upper ends of each spring strip 30, 31 and 32 are in line with and1n rear of the 'openings 4, 5 and 7; there being no ratchet mechanism tobe operated when a coin is introduced into the slot 6. The slot 4 isdesigned to receive dimes or ten cent pieces and the disk or wheel 20 isdivided into ten spaces from 00 to 90 to p-rovide for the ten decimalfractions of a dollar.

The perimeter of the disk 21 is divided into `two sets of spaces havingnumbers 1 to 5 thereon, and each set is spaced from the other at eachend by a blank space. The numbers 1 to 5 have exponent numbers or smallnumbers at their upper edges, increasing by the value of five. For eX-ample, in the l space -therepis a small number O5; in the 2 spaceappears a small number 10; in the third space is a small number 15; inthe fourth space a small number 20, and in the fifth space a smallnumber 25. Then there. is a blank space and the second half of the diskis again spaced 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 with the progressively increasing smallnumbers O5, 10, 15, 2O and 25, as above described.

On the disk 22 the spaces are divided into any number of subdivisionsas, for eX- ample, One to Ten, and beneath each main number One. to Ten,is a small number 5.55; this being the unit of. saving Jfor which thebank 1s desi ned.

The owner o the bank is supposed to introduce dimes in the opening 4until ten have been deposited. Then 00 will appear opposite the window9. Upon the insertion of a nickel in the slot 5, the wheel 21 will bethrown over one space so that through the window. 10 the number 1 withO5 in small figures at theupper right hand corner will appear, showingthat 1.05 has been de osited.

en the operator puts in ten more dimes in the slot 4, 00 will againregister and another nickel is to be deposited in the slot 5,

the slot 5,

present the blank space opposite the window' when 2 with the smallfigures 10 appearing at theY right hand corner will appear in the space,it being understood that each time a coin is forced into a slot, exceptin slot 6, a disk will be thrown over one space.

If ten more dimes are inserted in the slot 4, 00 will again appear. Thena nickel is to be placed in the slot 5 when 315 will be observed throughthe window 10. It is understood, of course, that the ten dimes need notall be put in the bank at one time but dimes only should be placed inthe slot 4 and nickels in the slot 5; the nickels being necessary tothrow over the dollar wheel, the wheel 20 being the dime wheel.

The operation just described is continued until 525 appears opposite thewindow 10; then the operator inserts another nickel in throwing over thewheel 21 to 10 and then a quarter is inserted in the slot 7 which throwsover the wheel 22 one space, making the word One appear opposite thewindow 11,. but beneath the word One will appear Vin small figures 5.55,which will indicatey that $5.55 has been deposited in the bank; that is,live dollars in dimes, the five nickels for the five divisions Vof thewheel 21, and another nickel to throw the wheel over to present theblank space and the quarter which has been inserted in the space 7,making $5.55. Then 00 will appear opposite the window 9, a blankopposite window 10 and One with 5.55 below it opposite window 11, so thebank will indi# cate that $5.55 has been deposited.

Then the operation begins over until another $5.55' has been deposited,when the indicating wheel 22 will show Two with 5.55 beneath it, or twotimes 5.55, which is 11.10. Multiples of these will continue until thedivisions of the wheel 22 are exhausted.

The indicated savings will represent the tional savings, coins loflarger denomina-V tions may be inserted through the slot 6 but any coinspassed through said slot will not be indicated on the dials or wheels,nor will any paper money passed through the opening S.

By reference to Fig. 2 it will be observed that the mechanism containingcase is supported against longitudinal movement with respect to thehousing 1 by engagement of the grooved and slotted portions with theribs 12. Y

A lock plate or 'loor plate 35 is provided with lugs 36, which vengageopenings 37 in the lower right hand corner of the case, and the oppositeedge of the plate is provided with a lock bolt 38, which engages in thenotch 39 in the back of the housing 1, the bolt being part of the lock40 and adapted to be manipulated by a key 41,

which will ordinarily be in the possession of the banker or trustcompany at which the deposit is to be made.

When the mechanism case is in place and the floor plate is locked, anyliabilit of the mechanism case becoming displace or detached will beeliminated.

For convenience I may cover the openings 9, 10 and 11 with a glass panelor strip 42, which can be convenientlyy supported in the recessedortions 48 and 44 of the gear case whic su ports the wheels andratchets.

It will be o erved that by unlocking the plate 35 and remo it, themechanism case can be slid sidewise on the ide ribs 12 and then removedfrom the liusing 1 through the opening closed by the plate 35, and sincethe front of the case 1s o en, access to the mechanism can be readily adfor inspection or repairs without requirin" the release or removal ofbolts, nuts, screws or similar fastening devices. f

What I claim and desire to secure [by Letters Patent is:

l. A bank comprising a housing having coin slots and windows therein, aregistering mechanism case within the housing and having an open faceadjacent to the windows, a transverse bar secured to the case,

upstanding flexible strips carried by the ban and ulcrumed against theedge of the case,

depending pawls carried by the upper ends of the strips, the upper endsof the strips terminating above the bottoms of the com slots, wheelsWithin the case, ratchets on the wheels for enga ement with the pawls, atransverse bar in ront of the wheels having pawls for engagement withthe ratchets to prevent retrograde movement thereof, and means forremovably securing the case within the housing.

2. A bank comprising a. housing, a removabley case in the housing,supporting guides within the housin for enga ing the sides of the case,a shat mounte in the ends of the case, ratchet wheels rotatable on theshaft, indicator wheels rigid with the ratchet Wheels and having theirperimeters adjacent to the windows, a bar near the upper portion of thecase, u standin flexible strips, each having one en fastene g to the barand the intermediate portions bearing a ainst the upper edge of the caserwhereby t e upper edge of the case constitutes a fulcrum for saidstrips, and depending pawls carried b the upper ends of the strips andmountecl7 for engagement with the ratchet wheels, the upper ends of thefiexible strips overlapping the lower ends of the slots.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature.

PAUL A. HOLMES.

